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Guidelines for contributions to the Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor

Articles

• Not more than 1750 words
• If possible, please send us your text on paper as well as on disk. (Our computer only reads flat ASCII, Word Perfect and Word; disks must be MS-DOS or MS-Windows compatible; and either 5 1/4 inch, 360K, 1,2 MB or 3 1/2 inch, 720K, 1,44 MB.)
• Please add photos and/or illustrations to your article.
  Make sure that there are no copyright problems.
  Please provide us with a caption and the name(s) of the photographer or illustrator.
• Articles must be written in English. Concerning grammar and spelling: we use Collins Cobuild English Usage. We would greatly appreciate your contribution conform to its rules, if possible.
• References:
  An author, when quoting someone else’s work, should make sure that she/he is not infringing a copyright.
  • Please specify all references in the text by author, year of publication, and page numbers ; e.g. (Warren 1992:55). In the list of references please state author (year of publication) title (in italics). place of publisher: publisher.
    e.g.
    Aboyade, Ojetunji (l99l) Some missing policy links in Nigerian agricultural development. Ibadan: IITA.
  • If it is a chapter in a book, or an article in a journal please give the title of the book/journal and the page numbers. In the case of a journal please give the Volume and number.
    e.g.
    Eagle, Vernon A. (1995) ‘On some newly described mancala games from Yunnan Province, China, and the definition of a genus in the family of mancala games’, pp. 35-46 in A.J. de Voogt (ed.) New approaches to board games research: Asian origins and futire perspectives. Working Papers Series III. Leiden: IIAS. Ashby, Jacqueline A. (l987) ‘The effects of different types of farmer participation on the management of on-farm trials’, Agricultural Administration and Extension 24:234-252.
  • If it is a paper presented at a conference, please mention the conference as well.
    e.g.
    Chand, S.P., B.D. Gurung and P.G. Rood (l99l) Farmers’ traditional wisdom: where does it stand within the present agricultural research system of Nepal? Pakhribas Agricultural Centre Occasional Paper No. 4. Paper presented at the National Workshop on Regenerative Agriculture in Nepal. Kathmandu: Pakhribas Agricultural Centre.

* Tables and figures These should be numbered according to their sequence in the text.
An author when considering reproducing a table or figure from a book or journal article should make sure that she/he is not infringing a copyright.

* Lead We would appreciate it if you provide us with a leading paragraph of around 40 words.

Communications

• Not more than 400 words
• Please make sure always to include your name, address and telephone/fax numbers.
• For conferences: please mention exact date, place, country, and title of the conference, as well as a contact person where readers can obtain more information. Also, a few words about the relation between the subject(s) of the conference and indigenous knowledge in connection with sustainable development.
• For publications, films, audiovisual devices: please mention price and way of ordering the material.
• Upon request, readers may obtain specific guidelines for contributions to the following Communications sub-sections: Calls; Conferences; Networks, international organizations; and Research. Please call the editor at +31-70-4260 324, or send a fax (+31-70-4260 329) or an e-mail to: ikdm@nuffic.nl

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